Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
6-2024
Abstract
We investigate the impact of women's representation in bureaucracy on corruption. In this study, we demonstrate how women bureaucrats' experiences in male-dominated workplaces contribute to curbing corruption. To do this, we investigate three dimensions of women's representation (average share, average rank, and hierarchical dispersion) in South Korean regional governments. Empirical evidence shows that the higher women bureaucrats are ranked, the more bureaucrats are disciplined against misbehaviors and the lower the corruption risks are in public procurement. The findings imply that having women bureaucrats at higher ranks reduces corruption risks because they disrupt male-dominated collusive arrangements and abide by ethical standards to legitimize their leadership.
Keywords
Women bureaucrats, government, corruption, reduction of corruption risks
Discipline
Asian Studies | Gender and Sexuality | Public Administration
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Public Administration
First Page
1
Last Page
19
ISSN
0033-3298
Identifier
10.1111/padm.13014
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
CHO, Beomgeun, & KIM, Heeun.(2024). Breaking up male-dominated collusive arrangements: Women's representation in bureaucracy and corruption. Public Administration, , 1-19.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3954
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Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.13014